Car-truck.



C. H. HOWARD & H. M. PFLAGER.

CAR TRUCK.

1,066,819. atcnted July 8, 1913,

2 SHEETSHSHEET l,

Yz'nese [nvenam ,'zl awww. Clarence Howard Harr M.` lager C. H. HOWARD da H. M. PPLAGEB CAR TRUCK.

APFLIGANGN 1^1LED s139117, 1912.

1,066,8 1 9. Patented Ju1y 8, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Invenlors Clarence H Howard Harr M. la er 4ISIS narran sraass PATENT onirica.

CLARENCE H. HOWARD ANI) HARRY M. PFLAGER, OF ST- LOUIS, MISSURI, ASSIGNORS T0 COMMONWEALTH STEEL COMPANY, 0F ST. LOUTS, IIISSOURI, A CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

To all whom/'ii may concern.' v

Be it known that We, CLARENCE H. How- Aim and HARRY M. PFLAGER, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Car-Trucks, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description, such as will enable others lskilled in the art to which .it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, iii which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a four- Whecl truck constructed in accordance with our invention. e view and vertical, longitudinal 'sectional 'view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. n

approximately on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. F ig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail section taken approximately on the line 5*-5 oflig. 1. v

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in car trucks, the principal object of our invention being to provide a comparatively simple, strong, rigid truck frame wherein a number of essential parts are cast integral; thereby forming a truck whichis comparatively inexpensive in manufacture.

Further objects of our invention are, to provide the end portions of the wheel pieces ot the truck with supports and means for attachment ot the bars which carry the axledriven light generator, to provide a truck with a strong and rigid one-piece, cast metal bolster that is substantially of inverted trough shape in cross section, the ends of which bolster projectbcyond the 'wheel pieces of the truck frame and carry side bearing members, to provide a truck with a beamless brake rigging and to arrange and form certain partsl of the truck frame so as to receive and Support parts 'of said beamless brake rigging.

l/Vith the above and other objects in View, our 4invention consists in certain novel features ot' construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

As shown in the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred form of our invention, wheel ieces 1 and transoms Z yand 3 are ormetrjntegral, preferably by.

Speccation of Letters ateut.

Application filed September 17, 1912,

Fig.` 2 is a side elevational o is a vertical, cross-sectional view takenthe transoms 2 and central portions of the csnffrnecx Patented July 8, 1913.

serial no. 720,801.

casting with the transoms arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the transverse center of the truck frame, and the spacebetween the transoms 2 is occupied bythe truck bolster. The wheel pieces land transoms 2 and 3 are suitably flanged -in order to give the necessary strength and rigidity, and said parts are preferably channel-shape in cross section. 'The central portions of the transoms are depressed, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, so as to accommodate a center sill member or girder of extradepth.

Formed on or fixed to one or bot-h ends of the wheel pieces l and on the inner faces thereof are lugs 4 which serve as supports for the bars 5 that carry the axle-driven light generator (not shown). The inner ends of these bars lie immediately against and are fixed. to vertically disposed webs or walls 6 formed on the inner portions .of the ends of t-he wheel pieces, and theA extreme end portions of said bars 5 engage beneath guet plates 7 formed integral with the wheell pieces and transoms 3. The bars 5 resting upon the lugs 4 and bearing against the undersides of the gusset plates are supported in a firm and substantial manner, and such arrangement 4relieves the rivets or bolts utilized for attaching said bars to the wheel pieces of all lshearing strains.

Formed integral l with the -end portions of the transoms 2 andf and with the correspending port-ions of the wheel pieces l, are top gusset plates 8 in which are formed longitudinally extending slots9 which are for the purpose of accommodating the upwardly projecting portions of the brake levers, hereinafter described.

Formed integral `with theend portions of Wheel pieces 1 are top gusset plates 10 in which are formed openings 11, and formed integral with these plates to onevside of the openings therein are lugs l2 arranged in pairs, and which lugs serve as points of attachment for parts of the brake' riggin Formed integial with and depen ing from the inner edges 0f the plates 10 are vertically disposed web lates 13. Formed;

through the plates 10a jacent to the inne'y 105 faces of the transoms 2 are Openings llt which receive the upper ends of ,the spring plank hangers, and .forlnd'ln the transoms 2 .and plates 10-.tothesides-.of these openv .ings are suitablebearigs which receive :tbeul':

lil() upper pivot pins of said spring plank hangers.

The bolster 15 utilized in connection with the truck frame is preferably cast in a single piece and comprises a 'top plate vand side walls, and therefore said bolster is substantially of invert-ed trough shape-in cross section. The end portions of this bolster project beyond the wheel pieces 1 and carry suitable side bearin members 16,. Formed on or fixed to the top vplate of this holster are upwardly projecting lugs 17 which normally occupy positions adjacent to and inside the depending web platesl, Iand these lugs perform the function of stops to engage against `saidweb plates and limit the transverse movement of the bolster with respect to the truck `trame. Formed on or lixed to the top and` central portion of the lopenings 11i in the plates 10, and said up- `per ends receive-short pins 24 that occupy the bearings 14. Interposed between triel l end portions of the spring plank 21 and 'the top plate of the bolster are thensual elhptic springs 25.

The brake rigging utilized in connection with our improved truckis of the beainless type and comprises ordinary brake heads 26, cach one'of which is supported by a pair of swing hangers or links 27, the upper endsof which are pvotally onnected to lugs 28, .which latter are formed integral with and project outwardly from the outer faces of the vertical webs of the transoms 2. Pivotally connected to each brake head 26 is a vertically disposed brake lever 29, and the corresponding pairs of these levers on the sides of the truck frame are connected by horizontally disposed links Vor members 30,

the ends "of whichlare pivotallv connected' to the central portions ci sai levers 29.

, The upper portions of the brake lever 29 pass upwardly througli,thslots 9 in the gusset plates 8, and the upper ends of the levers on one end of the truck frame are pivotally connected to links 31, the opposite ends olf which are pivotally connected to the lugs or ears 12.' The upper ends of the brake levers 29 on the opposite end of ,the truck are connected by means of links 32 to one of the iloating levers of the brake rigging. The brake lever connecting members or rods 30 pass through suitable openings 33 `formed in the end portions of the transoms 2 and overlie the end portions of the bolster 15.

Our improved truck frame is equipped with the usual detachable pedeStalS, (not shown), and bearing on the journal boxes between said pedestals are the ends of the usual equalizer bars 34. The usual-heavy coil springs 35 are` interposed between the wheel pieces 1 and the equalizer bars 34.

A car truck of our improved construction the. wheel pieces and transoms areformed in a single piece, thereby "eliminating .the time and labor usually required in assem-A`v bling the essential parts of a built-up truckv frame, and by our improved construction, the various supports for the axle-driven light generator carrying bars and supports for the beamless brake rigging are cast ino tegral with the' truck frame.

One of the particular features of our improved construction is the supporting of the brake 'heads by means of hangersv from the truck frame and the'direct attachment of the brake levers to Asaid brake heads, 'which arrangement 'does away with the expense and additional weight of brake beams.

. It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, lform and construction of the various parts of our improved truckl 5 is comparatively simple, can be easily andv 7 cheaply manufactured for thereason that. the main parts of the truck frame, namely,

can be made and 'substituted for those vhere.I

in shown and described without departing -from4 the spirit of our invention, Vthe scope of which is set forth in the appended claims;

We claim 2: p 1. .In a car truck, a cast metal truck frameioo 'j devoid'of end rails, and" means on--the inner faces of the end portions of the wheel pieces vofsaid truck frame for supporting and att-acliingdynamo carrying bars, which means comprises lugs projecting outwardly from the inner faces of said'wheel pieces naar their ends, and vertically disposed webs on the inner faces of said wheel pieces to which said dynamo carrying bars are attached.

2. In a car truck, a cast metal truck frame devoid of end rails, the wheel pieces of which frame are substantially channel shaped in cross section, vertically disposed plates .integral with said wheel pieces on the insides thereof, which plates are adapted to serve as'points of attachment-forA the inner ends of dynamo carrying bars, and shoulders on the inner faces of said Wheel pieces near their outer ends, which shoulders engage beneath said dynamo carrying bars.

3. In acartruck, a cast metal truck frame, devoid of end rails, and lugsinte'gral with the wheel vvpieces at one end of the truck frame, which lugs 'project outwardly from the inner faces of said` wheel pieces,- and form supports for dynamo carrying bars.

4. ln a car truck, a truck lframe, cast in a ifieein single pince, and Comprising a pair (if whiali pieces, tiaiisoms arranged iii pail, ihn inl ner inelnbei'e. (if which pairs mi' tianffimiis zii-:r provided with hfiii'fnnlaiij; aiinid oiwiiiiigf,"` adapted to receive partn nf ih@ ii'lwii hin. rigging, and gusset plaies between ih@ and 0f the iansmiis and the ii'hiizi ineens, whi igusset plaies are provided with qwiiin' for veiticaily disposed paris mi' tin: 'make rigging, and iiiihnpeniiigs. for ihn, upper i eiidbv of the spring plank ving hangi,

5. In a Cai' truck, a trunk frame, inwind in a Singhl piece and comprising when! piem pairs of iraiisoins and gunset piaess hii'uwi ii the end pmi/inns (if the iransunib4 and ihn adjacent portions of the wheigi piocsj rvr tain of which gusset plates am provided with openings ini' paris of the, hi'aaie rig ging and with rvlwninga fr ihn upper endaof the Spring plank swing hangeia, ami the inner inenfihci'4 nii' the pairs (if lfiaiinnis being provided wi'h hfiiznnaiy :dini-,ii openings adaiiiid in i'cfffiw iaifs fai' She, biakeiiggiiig,

(i. in a wir ti'uific, a irliii fr-iin@ misti in a Single piuma, and cnmiii'iniiig wim-i guia-ww. pains` of ti'aiisuiiiff; :ind giigmei pl the ond pf i-tiuii of 1h@ iaiianiiw and. z jaceiit pn'i'inin: if hi; winfwi uw of which guiar piane? :mi pw Openings ai'iziiirlisii ifi immun brake rigging. the iiiiiiz-r in@ ti'ansoins being' priiifidnii if adapted i0 remi/in paris ai i ging, and brake hangin' piu i with th@ iiinei nivinhoi-fi of he low the openings ihviniii.

7. 1n :i Cai i-uic, a ii'iiii iiiiini single piece and comprising when L y pairs of tiaiisniiis and gnwei iilzwa f the und piii'tioiiei 0i' ih@ Hamann jacent.portiona of the n'hvei if of which guasti pianim nrw.. l openings adapt in www i brakel rigging, thv inni-.2r nu raiieniina inging provided with Openings aiaiigd in iiweiye parts if the brake rigiii-aim hanger pivoi luga intvgi'al with fr members of thi1 ii-arsmiis hehm' A ihnieiin and ings nii the gnsbet bhdi-i bmw Avi ih@ inin'i members 0f the irs di iisiiifilfms for tho atrai'hinmif 0i iiiiks i'miiiing' :i part, :if the ii'nck brake rigging.

551i Vn a fair truuk, a truck 'frame having whevi niihes and transnins arranged in pairs., niy gnnsct plains hctwceii thc end p0riiniis uf aid pairs (if irnnnnins. whirh gusset piziiw arc provided with iniigitndinaiiy eX- {Piniiiiif npiiing for iin ixfifmiiiiiiidatioii 0i i'iif'zsiiy dispnsd parts of the hi'alif. i^igging, hi'aiie hanger attaching hig on ihe ii'aiirmns hifinw said guasta platen and there haii if ipiiniiiiis farmed in thi`A transmis beimwd parte: if the iriahu rigging,

fi. in :i car tinck, a truck i'ianie having .vhfwi pim-M and pairs 0f tiaiisunis, giiswt 'ai n'iih the mid pnriioii 0i' ihn i Ihn adiaii-iit. iiiii'iinns 0i aid wixhiiii nf which giisaui, plains ','hivd viih hfiigindiiiaily disposed azi-mai;nidainn ui' witi- .,masff h 5i-'i iirwif., iii-aki' hangt-i' ii fina; iwfnnaih said wpciiing, in if iii@ gmini-fi platen ini' the ii fri' hina, if ih@ hrakc rigging heini; niwninga' i'oinmd iii the, *a aih ihn hiahe hanger lugs, y rcgifiiiiiggi; aii iidapffld in receive hmiin i iai'ia mi" saidbraiiii'igging. nhmwoi we hcivlinbu aiiix in the piwunce of ivm wit ih day nf ilgnai, i912.

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